January 1, 2012 – 5:34 pm
ProjectPier Embed is a WordPress plugin that embeds a project pier application within an iframe on a WordPress site.
» Download WordPress plugin – ProjectPier Embed
Description
This plugin defines a shortcode that generates the necessary iframe statement for a project pier installation.
Requirements
- WordPress version 3.0 and later
- A ProjectPier installation running version 0.8.8 alpha or later
- The Project Pier theme emeraldCurtain 1.4
- (recommended) The Project Pier plugin theme_settings, with the “Minimal” settings
What does this plugin do?
The plugin creates the following shortcode:
[projectpier url="PATH_TO_PROJECT_PIER" active_project=PROJECT_NUMBER]
Installation
- Download the plugin and unzip in a temporary directory
- Upload folder include all files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
- Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress
- Create a new page and add the shortcode
[projectpier url="PATH_TO_PROJECT_PIER" active_project=PROJECT_NUMBER]
- for example:
[projectpier url="http://www.myawesomesite.com/projectpier" active_project=3]
Screenshots
- Add the shortcode to a page, and choose a page template without a sidebar
- Viewing the embedded ProjectPier page
- Using the “theme settings” ProjectPier plugin to create a minimal theme
- Viewing the minimal theme in ProjectPier
- Viewing the minimal ProjectPier site inside a WordPress page.
Changelog
= v1.1 (12/30/2011) =
* Initial version
License
This plugin is released under the GPL, so you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy the plugin, you can thank me and leave a [small donation](http://theemeraldcurtain/ “Donate”).
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get rid of the WordPress sidebar, so ProjectPier can fill the whole content area?When you create a page, specify a Template that doesn’t include the normal sidebar. Each WordPress theme is different, so the sidebar-free template is determined by your theme’s author.
- What if my theme doesn’t have a sidebar-free template?This plugin comes with a bare-bones template that contains just the theme header, page content, and theme footer. The file is named template-content-only.php. Copy this file to the theme directory of your currently selected theme, and “Bare Bones Content” will be added to the list of available templates. Select this template for your page, and you’re in business.
- The ProjectPier embed is WAY too cluttered. How do I make it simpler?The ProjectPier plugin “theme_settings” allow you to set up a “minimal” theme that strips out most of the ProjectPier wrapping elements. This will allow the embedded page to fit seemlessly into the WordPress page.
- Why is there another scrollbar inside the page, and how do I get rid of it?The embed is accomplished with an iframe, which currently has a fixed height. Getting an iframe to resize itself based on the embedded content is a tricky business, and I haven’t quite worked it out within WordPress yet. For now, the iframe has a fixed height, so the embedded page may have a scrollbar.
- It doesn’t work! I’m using Internet Explorer 9! What’s going on?According to my research, there’s a problem with IE9 and iframes. Please google “IE9 iframe problem” for a full explanation.
December 31, 2011 – 7:51 pm
A new plugin for project pier that allows the emeraldCurtain-1.4 theme to be customized for individual products.
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Important
This plugin requires administrator accesses. Improper or malicious use of this plugin can have damaging effects on your project pier database.
This plugin has been designed to work with Project Pier 0.8.8-alpha, using the emeraldCurtain-1.4 theme. Using this plugin with other versions of ProjectPier, or with other themes, may have unexpected results.
Plugin Installation
- » Download plugin files
- Unpack the files to a temporary space on your hard drive
- Upload the files to your web server in the directory /projectroot/application/plugins where projectroot is the root directory of your ProjectPier installation.
- Log into ProjectPier and select: Administration > Plugins
- Select “Active” for the “Theme Settings” plugin and click the “Change” button
Plugin Usage (general)
- Log into Project Pier as an administrator.
- Select a project from the “My projects” menu.
- On the Project Overview screen, select “Theme Settings” from the “Actions” dropdown menu.
- Select “Add Theme Settings” button.
- Please refer to the screenshots for descriptions of the “Theme Settings” panel
About ProjectPier
ProjectPier is an Open Source project management and collaboration tool that you can install on your own server. It is released under the terms of the Honest Public License – HPL (see license.txt for details). It is built upon the source code of the activeCollab software version 0.7.1 which is also licensed under the HPL : http://www.projectpier.org
Change History
~1.1
* First public release
Screenshots
01 – newly project using emeraldcurtain1-4 theme
02 – access the theme settings plugin
03 – there are no settings for this project yet
04 – set the favicon and title position
05 – set the user menu
06 – set the header image
07 – set the navigation menu
08 – set the page background
09 – dont use the custom css
10 – hot theme in action
11 – dashboard view uses theme from active project
12 – a second projects theme
13 – a third project using custom images
14 – creating a minimal theme for mobile devices or wordpress embed
15 – minimal theme in action
December 31, 2011 – 5:16 am
December 11, 2011 – 12:02 am
Here’s my first custom theme for Project Pier: EmeraldCurtain-1.2
Download Project Pier theme EmeraldCurtain-1.2
Project Pier is an excellent project management system for small businesses. You can get it here
I wanted the interface to resemble the look and feel of our websites, both for our own benefit and that of our clients. The excellent Marine theme was my starting point.
Installation:
- Download Project Pier theme EmeraldCurtain-1.2
- Unpack the files to a temporary space on your hard drive
- Upload the files to your web server in the directory /projectroot/public/assets/themes/ where projectroot is the root directory of your ProjectPier installation.
- Log into your ProjectPier installation and select:
Administration > Configuration > General
- Select your new theme from the drop-down menu and click the “Save” button
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Login Screen
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Project Overview
The logtypes in the main table have been displayed as icons, and the colors lightened. |
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Project Overview legend
In case the logtype icons aren’t apparent, there’s a handy reference. |
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Task List
Task lists have been reformatted, so that the first line of each task receives emphasis. Individual tasks are separated for easier skimming |
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Top Menu
The topmost navigation menu has been streamlined.
The header area has been reworked, and the sidebar has been simplified. |
